How the fools kotowed and simpered while I looked over their jewels and speculated upon how much I could get for them!
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Simper
//ˈsɪmpə//
Synonyms for "simper" (29 found)
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11 translations across 8 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- усмихвам се престорено verb (To smile in a frivolous manner)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 傻笑 verb (To smile in a frivolous manner)
French
3 entries- minauderie noun (frivolous smile)
- sourire affecté noun (frivolous smile)
- minauder verb (To smile in a frivolous manner)
German
1 entries- verschmitzt lachen verb (To smile in a frivolous manner)
Norwegian
1 entries- glis verb (To smile in a frivolous manner)
Spanish
2 entries- sonrisa afectada noun (frivolous smile)
- sonreírse afectadamente verb (To smile in a frivolous manner)
Swedish
1 entries- le tillgjort verb (To smile in a frivolous manner)
Welsh
1 entries- cilwen noun (frivolous smile)
Sample sentences
6 total sentences available.
a whimpering, simpering child
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But where daft Nell simpers at him and tries to muss his slicked hair and pull it forward over his broad, Christian brow, my little Dot is looking nowhere but at the ground, still praying, praying even while she stands, and Rick has actually to touch her forearm with his finger in order to alert her to his Godlike nearness.
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Yet can I mark how stars above / Simper and shine.
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